The Journey of My Life

My Life’s Journey This is my journey of my life. How I over came all my struggles, insecurity's, down falls, overcoming addiction, my families abuse, and my triumphs. My Journey in life has been long and hard. I have learned a lot of lessons over the years. I will start off with where I am from and end with my greatest achievements. I am from a small town in Oklahoma. I was raised in the city, and on a ranch. If I had to choose which one I liked best it would be the ranch. Do not get me wrong I like the city but, the ranch is much better. On the ranch I took long walks to think and clear my head. I use to ride horses, I went fishing, and I had a hill that was so high that you could see for miles. That was one of the place's I liked to go when I needed a time out. I was alone, no one yelling at me. I just listened to the birds, the wind blow, and looked out over the trees. I felt like I could touch the clouds. But living in the city there was so much co motion, sirens, cars, and people. It did not give me the peace of mind like living on the ranch. Living in the city there was so much to do though. I use to go to the movies, cruising, shopping, and hang out with my friends down town. But still there was no peace. I could not concentrate on anything. I felt like I was missing a part of my life somewhere. I know my siblings tried to help me feel like I belonged but, it was only a temporary fix. My family had a lot of issues that no one wanted to address. Like being able to talk to each other and helping each other. I was the youngest of seven siblings. Five of us are still living. I have four half sisters and three half brothers. I am the baby of the family from my mom, and I am the second to the youngest from my dad. One of my sister's past when she was three days old. My other sister committed suicide at the age of twenty-five. She had three children of her own. My only biological brother committed suicide at the age of